This started as a burning smell and extreme heat coming from the DVD drive, and ended up with what you see above. The PC power supply that powered the computer this drive was in failed some months after. Credit: stsm.
Tag Archive: integrated circuits
Dec
10
555 timer in baby 10 sequencer cracked
A simple analog sequencer referred to as a baby 10 (step) sequencer is shown with a ICM7555IPA 555 timer cracked down the middle. Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/collinmel/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Oct
29
MAX1939 melts a leg in motherboard
A spilled coke spilled over a laptop motherboard and fried the voltage regulator. Credit: http://www.badfirmware.org/
Oct
29
IC on cable modem destroyed by lightning strike to cable line
Lightning struck the cable line on this cable modem. Damage shown is part of the PHY, along with damage not visible to two of the resistors that came from the ethernet port. Credit: http://www.kevtris.org/